updated pics on page 2, post 3.
Hey guys, hold up on the welcome back, I haven't actually been anywhere, I've been looking from time to time and doing tickets, I just haven't been posting for the last year or so. Had another kid and things were pretty hectic there for a while, don't expect tons of posts from me, but I'm going to be dusting off the RCs for summer. Things have been going well for me lately, despite what you're hearing about Greece. That could all change any moment of course, but for the time being I can't complain.
Anyway, those of you who know me well, know that if there's one thing I love more than RC, it's real cars. Well, I've never been a fabulously rich dude unfortunately, and when I was a teenager I made myself an ambitious promise that I would own a lamborghini by the time I was 40. Well, I turned 38 a couple of weeks ago, and let's face it, that ain't gonna happen. lol.
So a few months ago I crashed the Type R (that was what came after the S2000 if anybody's keeping track). Some woman tried her luck very late from a red light, while I was taking the green light rolling and she did the classic 'rabbit in the headlights' trick and braked in front of me, I t-boned her right in the middle of the junction. Pretty hard, broke my thumb on the steering wheel bracing myself. Nothing I could do. Anyway, the car was fixed (chassis was fine, strong car on the front, those EP3s) but after that I didn't really want to keep it of course, so since it looked good after the repairs, I sold it cheaply pretty easily. I've been saving ever since I got rid of the S2000, and with the EP3 sale, had enough to get something really fast that I could also put the kids in. Spent a lot of time looking for the right Evo X without luck. Or should I say I was lucky I didn't find one, since a few weeks later, this popped up...
It's mine now. A 2008 BMW 335xi Coupe. Although it lacks rear doors which I really wanted for the kids, the fact of the matter is they aren't a huge priority, as my car is only used once in a blue moon for family duties, my wife has a Volvo XC60 kid taxi for all that.
Anyway, the car is spectacular. 3.0 Twin Turbo AWD, 300hp, 300tq stock. This one has an Akrapovic exhaust and KW v3 fully adjustable suspension already fitted and corner balanced, a great base for me to build on with my mods. By this time next year, this 335 should be running 400awhp (about 520 at the fly), for a very reasonable investment. Suffice it to say I got the car for a total bargain with only 32,000 miles on it, owned by a ship captain who was at sea all the time. It's barely run in.
So there ya go, that's my news, at least I'll have a car that can see off a couple of lamborghinis by the time I'm 40, if not the lamborghini I dreamed of. Will keep you guys updated of progress, I've already got new rims, but I'll leave that as a surprise, as the next time you see the car it will look quite a bit better across the board. Those AC Schnitzer rims it's wearing now, are sadly fake, they had to go, despite the fact they aren't too bad looking, replica 19s are just too heavy for a performance car.
Foxy out.